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Monday, August 11, 2014

I love the Ballet

Kyleigh and I had so much fun shopping at the yard sales Friday. Our granddaughter will be in the second grade this year ....she's growing up way to fast! She will have her first ballet lesson next Tuesday, so these Barbies caught her eye.

There was a young girl...maybe 16...selling some of her Barbies at her mothers yard sale. When I say some....I mean ALOT! She probably had 300 Barbies! They were all priced from $3 to $10....most still NIB.

Of course, I was thinking ahead to Christmas and how I might use some new figures ( Kyleigh said I could borrow them...lol) in my Nutcracker and I love the Ballet themed trees that I have done in past Christmas's. This is the tree that was in the entry way Christmas 2013. This photo shows the only ballet Barbie that I had until Friday!!!

Here's a close up of some of the ornaments on the tree.

I now have five new ones to decorate with this year....plus a sweet little baby one...

I think this one is my favorite....

Christmas 2013....my ballet stockings....

Isn't this one beautiful..... I bought mostly $5 ones, but the girl selling them let me have them 3 for $13.

Christmas 2013 entry way Nutcracker theme....

Kyleigh loved this set of three sisters....we have had so much fun playing with them!

I also found a sack of Christmas stuff for .25. It had three fairies, 5 leaves, and 2 snowflakes in it.

This is my ballet tree from 2012.

I am already planning my 2014 tree....I know some may think it's too early....but it's never too early for me!

I can't believe the price you paid for the Barbies - AMAZING SCORE!!!!! I have purchased many Barbies for my niece when she was much younger and none cost less than $35.00 each, so you got quite the bargain. Your tree is going to look lovely - and it's not too early to start planning. I went to Hobby Lobby today and all of their trees are up & decorated and they have several aisles all of Christmas - which got me trying to decide on my own holiday decorating for this year.

LOVE it! As a young girl, I loved my Barbie and Skipper dolls. I had one of the original Barbie Dream houses and car!! Wish I had them now as they are worth a fortune!! Loved seeing the pictures at Christmas time. If you have not already, please link up to my friend Sherry's Christmas party here:http://myjourneyback-thejourneyback.blogspot.com/I know she would greatly appreciate it!!

The new Barbies will be perfect come Christmas. In the mean time Kyleigh will have so much fun with them. At our last yard sale my friend sold all of her daughters Holiday Barbies nib for $5 also. Thanks for sharing with SYC.hugs,Jann

I had a ballerina Barbie and she was my favorite. I used to want to grow up and be a ballerina. Later when I got my own house the first ornament I got for the tree was Clara from the Nutcracker. I later went to see the ballet too, it was magical.Sherry